Rand-Mc Carthy Prospects

The Rand-Mc Carthy Prospects is a copper mine located in Baker county, Oregon.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Rand-Mc Carthy Prospects  

State:  Oregon

County:  Baker

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 45.04722, -116.84000

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Rand-Mc Carthy Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rand-Mc Carthy Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Oregon
County: Baker
District: Homestead


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS AND CROSSCUTS

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC. 15, NE 1/4 SEC. 16

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BASALT DIKE HAS DISCOURAGED DEVELOPMENT


References

Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1939 , ODGMI BULL. 14 - A, P. 64 .

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND VALLIER, T. L., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE HOMESTEAD AREA, OREGON AND IDAHO: ODGMI, THE ORE BIN, MARCH VOL. 32 , NO. 3 , P. 53 .


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